Under Open Sky is the title of the latest exhibition at Edgewood Gallery, 216 Tecumseh Road, Syracuse, New York 13224. The artwork will be available for sale through April 11, 2025.
I last saw Peter Valenti’s bird-infused ceramic vessels at Hafner’s. I told him he should contact Cheryl Chappell to get a show at Edgewood and he said he had already scheduled a show there! I am in love with these pieces, some of which are wood-fired.
Nikolay Mikushkin’s landscape paintings are breathtakingly beautiful, He paints plein air, which means that he sets up his canvases outside and paints what he sees. He captures light like an Impressionist but the clarity of the brush stroke in the branches of the trees is laser sharp. These paintings are highly collectable! Both his and Valenti’s work had several red stickers on their tags, which means they’ve been sold. You better head over to the gallery asap before they sell out of these magnificent pieces.
In the jewelry department, Judi Witkin and others who form the Bead Society of Central New York are displaying intricately detailed seed beaded necklaces, bracelets and trompe l’oeil items, many of which display the flora-fauna motifs to complete the outdoorsy theme of the exhibition.
The Edgewood Gallery is small but it is so well-curated and the show is a harmonious blend of color, texture and a tease of springtime to come (please, god, soon!) to Syracuse.
The gallery is open Tuesday – Friday 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM and Saturday 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
